In Kaspiysk, two students were fined 2,500 rubles for not standing up during the playing of the Russian national anthem at a school assembly on September 1. The incident took place in the building of the Republican Education Center. In court, the residents announced that they could not get up: one allegedly held a child on her lap, and the other referred to poor health. The judge considered these reasons to be disrespectful and prosecuted them under Article 17.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. "Multinational".